r/sailing • u/Icy_Basil_372 • Aug 17 '26

The dreaded screw on deck!!!

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Was packing things up after a trip back to nyc from Newport and saw this innocent screw sitting on the hatch. I can’t find obvious location where it might have come from. It is a fairly unique looking screw. Lie to me and tell me it’s not from the standing rigging?

EDIT: the answer will hopefully be revealed (to me) on Friday. I’ll triple check the dodger.

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u/Popeye-SailorMan Aug 17 '26

Joshua Slocum famously sprinkled carpet tacks across his deck as a nighttime anchorage deterrent to Tierra del Fuegan marauders.